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04 Aug 2024 Berkshire Hathaway Earnings: Strong Insurance Results Continue to Lift Revenue and Profitability - Portfolio

The company closed out the second quarter with a record $276.9 billion in cash and cash equivalents, up from $189.0 billion at the end of March 2024. Free cash flow reached $9.1 billion in the second quarter, and Berkshire also sold on a net basis $75.5 billion of its stock holdings (primarily Apple, from what we can tell) in an apparent derisking move (noting that Apple’s shares ran up 23% during the second quarter).
01 Aug 2024 @ChrisBloomstran - Portfolio